AUSTIN — George P. Bush — the son of a governor and namesake of presidents — raised a whopping $1.3 million in eight weeks with help from the family and the Bush political network for his first foray into statewide elected office.

Top contributors included his father, Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor; and his uncle George W. Bush, the former president. Each gave $50,000 to the 36-year-old Fort Worth lawyer’s fledgling political bid.

His grandfather, uncles, cousins and longtime family financial friends with ties going back to George H.W. Bush’s White House days also sent checks.

The young Bush is looking at a race for Texas land commissioner in 2014 but has not ruled out running for attorney general or even governor, depending on the circumstances.

His robust showing from a frenzied two months of fundraising indicates that the Bush network is alive and ready to help bankroll the next generation of the nation’s best-known Republican political family.

The figures also can be used strategically to scare off potential challengers.

“We’re very, very pleased with the report,” said campaign manager Trey Newton. “It shows a lot of support for George P. not only in Texas but across the country.”

Bush, who operates a real estate private equity firm in Dallas, has never held public office but has spent considerable time in recent years seeking to attract Hispanics and young professionals to the GOP.

Bush speaks Spanish, and his mother, Columba, is from Mexico. In a party struggling to win over a growing Latino constituency, some conservatives in the GOP view him as a candidate with substantial appeal to that voting bloc.

Tuesday, Bush will file with the Texas Ethics Commission his legally required report covering fund- raising from Nov. 7, when he first filed paperwork to seek statewide office, through the end of the year.

Nearly two-thirds of his total came from Texas, according to an advance copy of the report obtained by The Dallas Morning News.

Out-of-state contributions accounted for 35 percent, with Florida his second-biggest contributor state. It accounted for 26 percent of Bush’s total, largely the product of a fundraising letter in November in which Jeb Bush appealed to his network of political donors there.

All four Bush brothers — Jeb, George W., Neal and Marvin — contributed. Marvin and Neal each gave $1,000. The candidate’s grandfather, former President George H.W. Bush, gave $5,000.

Other donations from family members included $2,000 from cousin Jonathan Bush, an executive with Aetna Healthcare in Massachusetts, and $500 from uncle Jonathan Bush of Connecticut.

Unlike federal campaigns, state races in Texas have no contribution limits.

Bush’s average donation was $3,008, fueled in large part by several high-dollar donations from family friends and political backers, some whose support goes back to George H.W. Bush’s White House days two decades ago.

The contributor list included several people who served in the George W. Bush administration.

Among them: White House counsel Boyden Gray, $5,000; Tony Fratto, an assistant Bush press secretary, $1,000; and Craig Stapleton, who co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team with George W. Bush and served as an ambassador in his administration, $500.

The younger Bush has said he would announce his choice of contest after the Legislature adjourns in May and that it would depend on whether Gov. Rick Perry seeks re-election.

Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson plans to run for lieutenant governor next year. If Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott seeks higher office, that job will be open as well.